dcmtk(1)

NAME

dcmtk - Execute dcmtk command line tool

SYNOPSIS

dcmtk [options] tool [tool-parameters-and-options]

DESCRIPTION

The dcmtk tool maintains a list of all available DCMTK command line tools and acts as a proxy for calling the tools, passing on all arguments and options. The dcmtk tool will look for the command line tools in the same directory where dcmtk is present, ignoring the system PATH environment variable. This is useful when multiple versions of DCMTK are installed simultaneously.

PARAMETERS

tool  the DCMTK command line tool to call (see list below)

OPTIONS

  -h  --help


        print this help text and exit


      --version


        print version information and exit


  -d  --debug


        debug mode, print debug information

TOOLS

  dcm2img   - Convert DICOM image to standard image format


  dcm2json  - Convert DICOM file and data set to JSON


  dcm2xml   - Convert DICOM file and data set to XML


  dcmconv   - Convert DICOM file encoding


  dcmdecap  - Extract file from DICOM encapsulated storage


  dcmdump   - Dump DICOM file and data set


  dcmencap  - Encapsulate document into DICOM format


  dcmodify  - Modify DICOM files


  dcmp2pgm  - Read DICOM image and presentation state and render bitmap


  drtdump   - Dump DICOM RT file and data set


  dsr2html  - Render DICOM SR file and data set to HTML/XHTML


  dsr2xml   - Convert DICOM SR file and data set to XML


  dsrdump   - Dump DICOM SR file and data set


  dump2dcm  - Convert ASCII dump to DICOM file


  img2dcm   - Convert standard image formats into DICOM format


  json2dcm  - Convert JSON document to DICOM file or data set


  xml2dcm   - Convert XML document to DICOM file or data set


  xml2dsr   - Convert XML document to DICOM SR file

  dcmcjpeg  - Encode DICOM file to JPEG transfer syntax


  dcmcjpls  - Encode DICOM file to JPEG-LS transfer syntax


  dcmcrle   - Encode DICOM file to RLE transfer syntax


  dcmdjpeg  - Decode JPEG-compressed DICOM file


  dcmdjpls  - Decode JPEG-LS compressed DICOM file


  dcmdrle   - Decode RLE-compressed DICOM file

  dcmprscp  - DICOM basic grayscale print management SCP


  dcmprscu  - Print spooler for presentation state viewer


  dcmpsrcv  - Network receive for presentation state viewer


  dcmpssnd  - Network send for presentation state viewer


  dcmqrscp  - DICOM image archive (central test node)


  dcmrecv   - Simple DICOM storage SCP (receiver)


  dcmsend   - Simple DICOM storage SCU (sender)


  echoscu   - DICOM verification (C-ECHO) SCU


  findscu   - DICOM query (C-FIND) SCU


  getscu    - DICOM retrieve (C-GET) SCU


  movescu   - DICOM retrieve (C-MOVE) SCU


  storescp  - DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCP


  storescu  - DICOM storage (C-STORE) SCU


  termscu   - DICOM termination SCU


  wlmscpfs  - DICOM Basic Worklist Management SCP (based on data files)

  dcmdspfn  - Export standard display curves to a text file


  dcmftest  - Test if file uses DICOM part 10 format


  dcmicmp   - Compare DICOM images and compute difference metrics


  dcmmkcrv  - Add 2D curve data to image


  dcmmkdir  - Create a DICOMDIR file


  dcmmklut  - Create DICOM look-up tables


  dcmpschk  - Checking tool for presentation states


  dcmpsmk   - Create DICOM grayscale softcopy presentation state


  dcmpsprt  - Read DICOM images and presentation states and render print job


  dcmqridx  - Register a DICOM image file in an image database index file


  dcmqrti   - Telnet Initiator


  dcmquant  - Convert DICOM color images to palette color


  dcmscale  - Scale DICOM images


  dcmsign   - Sign and Verify DICOM Files


  dcod2lum  - Convert hardcopy characteristic curve file to softcopy format


  dconvlum  - Convert VeriLUM 'CCx_xx.dat' files to DCMTK display files

  convert   - Changes the encoding of a DICOM file (calls dcmconv)


  dump      - Dumps the contents of a DICOM file (calls dcmdump)


  echo      - Checks whether a DICOM server is accessible (calls echoscu)


  find      - Queries a Q/R or Modality Worklist server (calls findscu)


  get       - Downloads from a Q/R server using C-GET (calls getscu)


  mkdir     - Creates a DICOMDIR file for storage media (calls dcmmkdir)


  modify    - Modifies the contents of a DICOM file (calls dcmodify)


  move      - Downloads from a Q/R server using C-MOVE (calls movescu)


  send      - Transfers DICOM instances to a Storage server (calls dcmsend)


  sign      - Creates and verifies digital signatures (calls dcmsign)


  toimg     - Renders a DICOM image to another image format (calls dcm2img)


  tojson    - Converts a DICOM file to JSON format (calls dcm2json)


  toxml     - Converts a DICOM file to XML format (calls dcm2xml)

EXAMPLES

dcmtk dcmdump file.dcm

Calls the dcmdump tool with the parameter 'file.dcm'.

dcmtk dcmodify -m 'PatientName=Doe^John' file.dcm

Calls the dcmodify tool to change the patient's name in 'file.dcm'.

SEE ALSO

dcm2img(1), dcm2json(1), dcm2xml(1), dcmcjpeg(1), dcmcjpls(1), dcmconv(1), dcmcrle(1), dcmdecap(1), dcmdjpeg(1), dcmdjpls(1), dcmdrle(1), dcmdspfn(1), dcmencap(1), dcmftest(1), dcmicmp(1), dcmmkcrv(1), dcmmkdir(1), dcmmklut(1), dcmodify(1), dcmp2pgm(1), dcmprscp(1), dcmprscu(1), dcmpschk(1), dcmpsmk(1), dcmpsprt(1), dcmpsrcv(1), dcmpssnd(1), dcmqridx(1), dcmqrscp(1), dcmqrti(1), dcmquant(1), dcmrecv(1), dcmscale(1), dcmsend(1), dcmsign(1), dcod2lum(1), dconvlum(1), drtdump(1), dsr2html(1), dsr2xml(1), dsrdump(1), dump2dcm(1), echoscu(1), findscu(1), getscu(1), img2dcm(1), json2dcm(1), movescu(1), storescp(1), storescu(1), termscu(1), wlmscpfs(1), xml2dcm(1), xml2dsr(1)

COPYRIGHT

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